Welcome to the Marine Historical Society of Detroit

The Marine Historical Society of Detroit, a non-profit organization founded in 1944, provides a focal point for individuals and organizations interested in and concerned with the history of the Great Lakes and its maritime heritage.

Membership includes the Society's monthly publication The Detroit Marine Historian, which offers a variety of articles exploring aspects of Great Lakes shipping past and present. Features include Great Lakes Ships to be Remembered, a look at Marine News from 100 Years Ago, and The Log, a digest of current news concerning Great Lakes shipping.

Membership also includes an annual, full-color calendar featuring superb photographs of Great Lakes ships of the past.

In keeping with the Society's objective to further interest and preservation of Great Lakes history, we have published several quality books, including three volumes of Great Lakes Ships We Remember, two volumes of Ahoy & Farewell and GLEW, an illustrated history of the Great Lakes Engineering Works shipyard. Many of the photographs used in these publications are rare and are not available elsewhere.